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Bombay High Court Allows Victim Compensation Appeals Under Section 357A CrPC — State Must Compensate Victims Even if Accused Acquitted or Untraced. The court held that victim compensation is a mandatory duty of the State, not dependent on conviction of the accused.

The judgment concerns four criminal appeals (Criminal Appeal Nos. 991, 992, 331, and 854 of 2011) heard together by the Bombay High Court. The appeals...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging Age Determination in Murder Case. Court Upholds Sessions Judge's Finding That Appellant Was Above 18 Years Based on Birth Certificate Over School Certificate Under Rule 12 of Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007.

The Supreme Court dismissed appeals challenging the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order dismissing as withdrawn the appellant's applications for addit...

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Bombay High Court Hears Constitutional Challenge by Repeat Rape Convicts Against Section 376-E IPC. Sentencing Provision for Life Imprisonment for Repeat Sexual Offenders Alleged to be Arbitrary and Lacking Procedure.

Three writ petitions tagged together challenge the constitutional validity of Section 376-E of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), inserted by the Crim...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Disposes of Appeals and Revision in Kidnapping and Murder Case. Conviction under Sections 364-A, 302, 201, 120-B of IPC and Section 8 of Goa Children's Act, 2003, was Challenged by Accused, and State Appealed Against Set-Off under Section 428 CrPC.

The High Court of Bombay at Goa heard together five criminal appeals and one criminal revision application arising from the judgment and order dated 2...

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High Court of Karnataka Disposes of Death Reference and Appeals Arising from 2000 Church Bomb Blast Case. Accused Allegedly part of Deendar Anjuman, charged with conspiracy under IPC Sections 120-B, 121-A, 124-A, 153-A.

On December 17, 2014, the High Court of Karnataka delivered a common judgment in Criminal RC No. 3/2008, Criminal Appeal No. 1203/2008, and Criminal A...

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CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 661 OF 2005

The case arose from Special Case No. 10 of 2001 before the III Additional Sessions Judge, Raigad, where eight accused faced trial on charges of kidnap...

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High Court of Bombay Sets Aside Conviction Under Section 6 of POCSO Act for Failure to Prove Victim's Minority. Non-Production of School Birth Certificate Renders Ossification Test Insufficient Under Mandatory Age Determination Procedure.

Background: The present appeal arose from the judgment of the Additional Sessions Judge, Sangli, in Special Case (POCSO) No.61/2016, whereby the appel...

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Bombay High Court Hears Confirmation of Death Sentence and Appeal in Case of Murder and Attempted Murder Under IPC Sections 302, 307, 316. Conviction Based on Eyewitness Testimony of Wife and Brother-in-Law in Knife Attack at Public Place.

The High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, jointly heard the Criminal Confirmation Case No. 02 of 2020 and Criminal Appeal No. 398 of 2...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Shareholders for Alleged Scandalous Allegations in Legal Proceedings. Filing of false cases does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes the court or impedes administration of justice under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), filed a contempt petition against respondent shareholders Sureshchandra V. Par...

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Supreme Court Allows Inquiry into Juvenility Plea in Murder Conviction Case — Remands to Sessions Court for Age Determination. Appellant's claim of being a juvenile on the date of offence was not properly considered by lower courts despite early application.

The appellant, Rahul Kumar Yadav, was convicted under Sections 302 and 394 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 27(2) of the Arms Act, 1959 by t...